The road to my place is a mutha fugger. Every set of tires I’ve ever seen traverse the path, even with brand new tires, comes back the first trip with chunks, cuts, or damage of some sort. This is regardless of street, mudders, or A/T’s. The last set I used was a set of Toyo Open Country AT3, I got 25K out of them.
Just for chits, I went to the Michelin Defender LTX MS2. Upon return of my 16th trip, not a scratch. Mine are an XL load running 29lbs.
Bizarrely over the years every flat or ripped sidewall was on an LT with more plys and especially MT’s where a piece of flint cuts in between the lugs.
Its flint, limestone, gravel comprising both, and bowling ball to basketball sized boulders comprising both. I noticed the treadwear number is “820”. I don’t know how in the hell they do it but so far tough as nails.
I’ve watched other tires get ate up or sliced through regardless of what they are.
Last edited by JohnnyLoco; 03/26/24.
